Can We Really Have an Impact? David Rovira is the Regional Manager SensFly, a drone manufacture and services company based in Switzerland. He is also the director of Drone Adventures, a non-profit organization comprised of SenseFly employees who banded to make a difference. Their goal is to demonstrate and promote the great potential of drones to protect our planet and support local communities. On this episode of the Drone Radio Show, David talks about Drone Adventures, how it was … [Read more...]
Making A Difference With UAVs- David Rovira, Drone Adventures
How Drones Help Save Sharks: Michael Scholl & Sonja Betschart
Can drones be used to save sharks and other marine life? Michael Scholl, CEO of the Save Our Seas Foundation and Sonja Betschart Co-Founder of WeRobotics explores this question. Save Our Seas is a Geneva based foundation dedicated to protecting life in our oceans, especially sharks and rays. The organization supports researchers, conservationists and educators across the globe. They have centers in Florida, Seychelles and South Africa, dedicated to learning about sharks and rays and … [Read more...]
Drones And Humanitarian Relief – Patrick Meier, WeRobotics
How drones are used in humanitarian relief efforts? Patrick Meier is an internationally recognized expert in the field of humanitarian technology. He has consulted for the UN, Red Cross, World Bank and numerous other organizations. His book, Digital Humanitarians, shares remarkable, real-life stories of how humanity coupled with innovative solutions to Big Data is changing humanitarian response forever. He founded the Humanitarian UAV Network (UAViators), an organization of 2,500 members … [Read more...]
How Drones Save Elephants: John Petersen, Lindbergh FDN
Can Drones Be Used To Save Endangered Wildlife? John Petersen is an aviator, author, professional futurist and chairman of the Charles A. and Anne Morrow Lindbergh Foundation. At the Lindbergh Foundation, he conceived of and has led the launch of their Air Shepherd Initiative, which funds and helps to deploy drone aircraft across southern Africa to combat acute poaching of rhinos and elephants. In the past few years, 40,000 elephants a year have been killed by poachers. Drones … [Read more...]
The Drone Apps Are Coming! – Pek Pongpaet, Impekable
You’ve heard the saying, “There’s and app for that?” Hang on to your seats, because you won’t believe what this app can do with a drone. Pek PongPaet is the founder and managing partner of Impekable, a San Francisco Bay area full service digital studio specializing in mobile and web apps for a variety of technologies. Some of their 100+ clients include Google, Motorola, HP and Twilio. Earlier this year, Pek and his team demonstrated the use of Twilio’s API by developing a smart phone app … [Read more...]
Citizen Scientists and Drones – Kirk Klausmeyer, TNC
Want to help scientists monitor the impacts of climate change? If you’re in California, then you have a unique opportunity to do just that. Kirk Klausmeyer, a senior conservation analyst with the Nature Conservancy in California. He’s leading a citizen-scientist initiative using cell phones and drones to document California’s coastal flooding conditions. The ultimate objective is to measure the impacts of climate change and sea level rise and develop measures to reduce future impacts. In … [Read more...]
Drones And The National Air Space: Rose Mooney, MAAP UAS
How are we integrating drones into the National Air Space? In 2014, after a rigorous 10-month selection process involving 25 proposals from 24 states, the Federal Aviation Administration selected six UAS/drone research and test sites across the country. One of those test sites is the Mid Atlantic Aviation Partnership, or MAAP for short, and includes the States of Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey. Research in the three states will include a variety of activities designed to facilitate the … [Read more...]
Autonomous Flying Drones: Alex Stimpson, HAL at Duke
Interested in autonomous flight capabilities? Well, before you invest in this new technology, you might want to hear what today’s guest has to say. Alexander Stimpson is a postdoctoral associate at Duke University working in the Humans and Autonomy Lab, or HAL for short. HAL focuses on the multifaceted interactions of human and computer decision-making in systems with embedded autonomy. Alex has a Ph.D Degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics from MIT. His dissertation work focused on the … [Read more...]
Researching the Drone – Dan Gettinger, Bard College
Are you trying to get an objective, thorough assessment of the key issues facing the drone industry? Then you’ll be interested in hearing what this week's guest on the Drone Radio Show has to say. Dan Gettinger is the founder and co-Director of the Center for the Study of the Drone. The Center was created in 2012 at Bard College as an interdisciplinary research, education and art community working to understand unmanned and autonomous vehicles. It encourages thinking which isn’t limited by … [Read more...]